Humor: Adventures in home improvement 12 Articles

by Edward Owen

Adventures in Home Improvement- the Kitchen One fateful morning I walked into our kitchen to hear my wife ask, "Do you realize that this is the original kitchen that came with the house?" An innocent enough question I th...read more

by Earl Mcgill

Inscrutable Hydrology The problem is, my rain gutter leaks and my sink doesn't. I can hear you asking yourselves, so (A) why doesn't he get a plumber or roofer or (B) someone who knows what he or she is doing? The a...read more

by Karalyn Pierce

Every winter since we first got married has been the same. My husband has a week off after Christmas, which incidentally is our most cash strapped time of the year. He will wander out of the bedroom early, two days into ...read more

by Carl Megill

Bob Vila, I Ain't I'm not exactly what you would call handy. In fact, I am to home improvement what Mr. T is to Victoria's Secret. I require an overnight hospital stay if I attempt to remove the rubber band from aro...read more

by Skye Mackenzie

Well they say there is no such thing as a free lunch and they are right. Back in August I found an amazing deal for a 42" HDTV on Craigslist. A guy was getting rid of it because there was a green line that would fo through...read more

by Pam From Hell

We were young, full of hope and promise, and thought we could change the world. Well, maybe at least the grungy hardwood floors in the carriage house we were renting. They looked dark and scuffed, chipped and gouged. They ...read more

by Jack Shea

Handymen and Flying Pigs I am a man, but I am not a handy man. I do not make, repair, assemble, build, or erect. I call other men who do these things; I do so proudly, with honor, without shame. I do, however, make a...read more

by L. Shell Madden

Stream of consciousness/don't decorate when you have a fever. Truth is a friend in Arizona was the one to originate this line... I just liked it so much that I adopted it as my own... "Warning, my mind is like a bad neigh...read more

by Tom Koecke

Is It Measure Once? There are three types of calls I do not like receiving. One is from a telephone solicitor, another is from someone wanting a ride to the airport at 5 in the morning, and the third is from someone who...read more

by Benita Johnson

It's 2002 and I've bought my first home! When I first saw it, it was like the Angels from Heaven had sent me to this particular house, made just for me. I submitted my bid and it was accepted. It passed inspection w...read more

by Stephanie Shumann

I am never happy with the way my house looks. My poor husband comes home every day, never knowing what he's about to walk into. Once a month, in a fit of annoyance, I completely rearrange the living room. He will walk in t...read more

by swtsbr

Adventures in home improvement? How about misadventures? In 1987,my husband,my three kids and I moved into an old house in the country . This poor building was in sore shape by the time we moved in . It was at least 50 y...read more